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“Loved the Windigo!! There's no pictures of the bedroom on the resort website, but we found them adequte. Also!!! Dog friendly resort. We brought our lab and springer with us, and they were welcomed and had as much fun as we did.” (Ajinx)

Aug 26, 2013

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We've stayed here for our family vacation for 20 straight years. It's great and we look forward to coming to Big Lake Wilderness Lodge every year.
Big Lake is beautiful and uncrowded. Lots of islands and campsites, and many miles of undeveloped shoreline. It has easy access to the BWCAW, and there are day trips you can take right from...
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We found the Big Lake Wilderness Lodge on short notice for a quick family get away that included my husband, his parents, myself, and our three kids ages (12, 7, and 5). We ended up in the Windigo cabin, which we ended up getting at a discount because of the short notice. This is an exceptional cabin. Upper loft with...
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My wife and I and our three kids, ages 3, 5 and 11 spent a week there in mid July and had a wonderful time. The managers Chuck and Lois were great - very nice and helpful. Someone else commented that it wasn't a good resort for kids, but I can't figure that one out. Our kids had a blast...
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Beautiful lake and area.
Rustic cabins, except the one we chose - Basswood. It felt more like a suburban apartment.
Chuck was very helpful manager.
Cost reasonable compared to similar resorts.
Long, slow drive from Ely. We like the Canadian Shield type geology, but not necessary to get this remote.
Fishing was terrible for us. We fish Northerns, and lake...
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The customer service was good and booking was a breeze, however our companies' travelers left a day early than scheduled due to poor overall accomodations (cleanliness) and fluttering of bats inbetween the walls.
Didn't get any reimbursement/compensation.
Will not return.

We actually didn't stay at the Big Lake Wilderness Lodge, but we were going up to the BWCA and we forgot a life jacket. Big Lake Wilderness Lodge was closer of a stop than going back to town to buy one, so we stopped in to see if we could buy one from them. Instead, the owner let us borrow...
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The new owners Matt and John are awesome! They are both very friendly and great guys. The cabin was clean and very nice. The fishing was great! John made a campfire every night and smores! Can't wait until next year!!

10TH YEAR COMING TO BLWL!!! And not the least bit dissapointed. We are still on a high from our great vacation at BLWL. Beautiful lodge with awesome management. Matt and John bent over backwards to accomdate our needs. Fishing was slow but we made the best of it and still came home with our limit. Overall it was a great...
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An excellent place to get back in touch with nature. It was refreshing to find that you can still have a fun-filled family vacation without water parks and amusement rides. Our cabin was newly remodeled yet rustic. It still captured the rustic feel of the north woods. Our children had a wonderful time exploring all the beauty that nature has...
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